Almayer's Folly
A Story of an Eastern River
$29.55
- Paperback
208 pages
- Release Date
15 August 2002
Summary
Almayer’s Folly, Joseph Conrad’s first novel, is a tale of personal tragedy as well as a broader meditation on the evils of colonialism. Set in the lush jungle of Borneo in the late 1800s, it tells of the Dutch merchant Kaspar Almayer, whose dreams of riches for his beloved daughter, Nina, collapse under the weight of his own greed and prejudice.
“Conrad’s writing is lifelong questioning … What was ‘Almayer’s Folly’? The pretentious house never lived in? His obsession with gold? His o…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780375760143 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0375760148 |
| Author: | Joseph Conrad, Nadine Gordimer |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Modern Library Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Edition: | New edition |
| Release Date: | 15 August 2002 |
| Weight: | 175g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 135mm x 13mm |
| Series: | Modern Library Classics |
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“The human heart as recorded in Mr. Conrad’s pages is the human heart of an immense number of men in all ages and in all climes.” – Ford Madox Ford
“The human heart as recorded in Mr. Conrad’s pages is the human heart of an immense number of men in all ages and in all climes.” —Ford Madox Ford
About The Author
Joseph Conrad
Nadine Gordimer, who was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1991, has written numerous works set in her South African homeland, including The Conservationist, Burger’s Daughter, and July’s People. Her most recent novel is The Pickup.
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